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I found this jacket at my local Savers a few months ago for $12. It was my size, something i was in need of and green (my favourite colour)!

The only thing i wasn't so happy with were the buttons, they were boring. There were small buttons around the inside of the collar, it seems at one time it had a detachable hood. I removed those buttons and continued to wear it as it is all the time thinking how new buttons would look so much better. I finally got around to changing them this week and it took me all of 30 minutes to do. How typical! Most repairs or refashions are quick and easy jobs and we procrastinate over them for so long.

I bought 6 silver buttons from work and sewed them on in between jobs.

I have been working on a few ideas to sell at the local markets and I
came up with these little girls wrap dresses. The denim is from jeans
all previously loved by me so far -- yes I am a jeans hoarder! and I
made my own bias tape from thrifted bed sheets. I currently have
toddler sizes 2 , 3 and 4. And I'm working on the baby sizes too.

These dresses are great for summer worn on their own, and in winter with a long sleeved shirt and tights. Each one is unique.

If you are interested in these, please head over to my blog and comment and I'll make an effort to get them up on my Etsy store.

For our friends I and B's son's birthday I made softie letters of his
name, inspired by Holly over at Chez
Beeper Bebe (a very inspiring blog!). Fun and easy project, I'll
definitely make more! Good way to use scraps of fabric from other
projects.

A thrifted jersey bed sheet. I drafted the pattern from my favourite
t-shirt and made it longer and lots wider to get the
hanging-lower-on-the-sides look. I call it my Summer Night's Dress
'cause I had to photograph it right away as I had sewn the last seam,
and that was in the middle of the night.

Luckily, these two are actually IRL Besties ((if you're like me and are a bit of a DC Comics nerd, you'll know that Batman has never fully trusted Superman))((and you'll also know that Batman is a bit... well he has a chip on his shoulder doesn't he?))

This weekend we are going to Movieworld, and most of us are going in costume. So I started with the babies first! Elliot's mummy decided he would be Superman, so I thought the natural companion would be Batman! PERFECT ((because I am terribly, truly, madly in love with that man))((sigh))

I made Batman's outfit from scratch, but I made Superman's outfit from an old blue tee of my mother's

into

I did everything freehand :) You can read more ((and see more cute photos of Vince + El over at my blog))

I was able to get several woman's tank tops for a $1 at the thrift
store. At the time I wasn't sure what I would do with them but I new I
couldn't pass up the $1 price tag! They sat in my fabric box for bit
while I waited for some inspiration on what to do with them. Inspiration
hit one morning while we were out eating breakfast when I saw a little
girl wearing the most adorable ruffled tank dress.I love ruffles!
They add a feminine touch and make everything look beautiful. I have
tried to make ruffles in the past but they have never turned out right.
This time around I decided to incorporate my new found shirring skills.
I used my elastic thread and stitched down the center of each piece of
fabric making perfect and easy ruffles!

The
first thing I did was put the tank top on my daughter and marked the
straps so I knew how much to take in. I used my sewing machine to take
in the straps. Then I got to work on my ruffles. I used one of my
husbands old white t-shirts to make them. I cut out six 2 inch strips
and then I ruffled them using the elastic thread and my sewing machine. I
started from the bottom and added 3 ruffles all the way around the tank
dress. I had a little bit of left over ruffles so I added a flower to
the top. It was such a simple refashion and my daughter absolutely loves
the dress!